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Weight 'talks' leave autistic youth feeling blamed, shamed
Obesity in children is one of the most serious public health challenges according to the World Health Organization. Children with autism ...
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A big part of my job is telling families the diagnosis
Dr. Melanie Penner is a developmental pediatrician at Holland Bloorview who focuses on autism. She's the person who gives parents a diagn...
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A researcher copes with the fragility of his daughter's life
Pierre Duez is a computer engineer who works in the Prism Lab at the Bloorview Research Institute. He supports students who are developin...
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Nursing background ups Tina's technology game
'The perception of a nurse is no longer restricted to providing direct care at a bedside.'
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From nursing student to operations manager, Michelle found her niche in children's rehab
'I see that our nurses and clinicians treat the children as if they were their own. That brings me joy.'
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Orthotics and Prosthetics team
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How vulnerable brains find workarounds is this scientist's passion
Dr. Tomáš Paus is fascinated by brains—not individual brains, but the study of hundreds of thousands of them. As a neuroscientist, he studies how our genes, and our physical and social environments growing up, influence our brains.
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For parents of preemies, rehab is a confusing 'new world'
Children's rehab is “a whole new world” fraught with stress and confusion for parents of preemies who are moving on from neonatal int...
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The best care? It's personal, 'not prescriptive'
Carolynn Gludish has worked as an inpatient nurse at Holland Bloorview for nine years, primarily with children who are in rehab following...
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Diagnoses at a later age may mean missed opportunities for treatment
A child who is diagnosed at an older age may miss windows for intervention. Parents discuss the impact and a developmental pediatrician looks at contributing factors.
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